All the way with LBJ


                                         




 

Canned Heat


Bob Hite AKA The Bear was the co-lead vocalist of the group. On April 5, 1981, during a break between sets  at a show, a fan handed him a vial of heroin. He snorted it and fell into a coma, after which others unsuccessfully attempted to revive him with a large dose of cocaine. A group of roadies put Hite in a van and drove him to bandmate Fito de la Parra's home, where he died.














 

1960, "TV of the future"


 

He came up with the charecter of Barney Fife after watching a nervous man majke a speech